EXCERPT


Meaning of EXCERPT in English

I. ek-ˈsərpt, eg-ˈzərpt, ˈek-ˌ, ˈeg-ˌ transitive verb

Etymology: Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere, from ex- + carpere to gather, pluck — more at harvest

Date: 15th century

1. : to select (a passage) for quoting : extract

2. : to take or publish extracts from (as a book)

• ex·cerp·tor or ex·cerpt·er noun

• ex·cerp·tion ek-ˈsərp-shən, eg-ˈzərp- noun

II. ˈek-ˌsərpt, ˈeg-ˌzərpt noun

Date: 1627

: a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract

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